Comments | azael93: The High Cost of Living

azael93

The High Cost of Living

Jan 27, 2010 09:18

Gods, everything is a pain in the ass. I have been a Premium Pass holder for the Trinity Railway Express for the previous two years. It's a train that runs between downtown Dallas and downtown Fort Worth that drops me off practically at the door to my school. I went in to renew my pass this year and the cost had increased from $160 to $450 -- ( Read more... )

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scorpionis January 27 2010, 18:26:37 UTC

That is just fucked up about the rail pass. Hope they're enjoying their lack of sales.

Re: audiobooks - it's the publishers' way of recouping money they're losing to Kindle, other ebook services, and yes, audiobooks. It sucks.

najwa_maryam January 27 2010, 20:41:28 UTC

I let my Sirius subscription laps about 2 years ago. It was just expensive, and there was only 3-4 stations that really appealed to me anyway.

I'm sorry about your train fair. That's not cool.

azael93 January 27 2010, 22:12:59 UTC

And I'm sorry about your kitty kat.

I'm glad you were able to get another bunny, though.

najwa_maryam January 28 2010, 03:08:55 UTC

Thank you, Brakes-a-Lot.

reallove January 28 2010, 04:49:49 UTC

If you thought Sirius & XM merging was a bad idea:

http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1630487/20100126/index.jhtml
Live Nation, Ticketmaster Merger Gets Approval -
The U.S. Justice Department will allow the creation of ticketing and promotions mega-company.

azael93 January 29 2010, 21:44:36 UTC

I used to go to major concerts several times a year. Even before this latest Ticketmaster thing, I am down to two or less. It's just not worth what it costs to go to major shows anymore.

litch January 28 2010, 07:31:01 UTC

the unreasonable mark-up on audiobooks and electronic books is part of why I feel no guilt about bittorrent